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What is Orca used for exactly?
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Scott Cadillac
Feb 6, 2003, 9:51:11 PM2/6/03
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I'm new to installers and have Visual Studio .NET
I see how easy it is to build an install package with VS, but I also
discovered the Orca utility that appears to give me additional features for
my MSI files??
How do I use it? On the compiled MSI after building it in VS?
Or can I somehow use it to set defaults before my build - so I don't have to
repeat all the work after every build?
Or am I totaly missing the point?
Any insight would be appreciated. Cheers....
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Scott Cadillac
Jeff Henkels
Feb 7, 2003, 9:20:15 AM2/7/03
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Orca is basically a MSI file editor; in your application, you'd use it on
the MSI you built with VS, or you'd use it to create the MSI from scratch
rather than using VS.
the MSI you built with VS, or you'd use it to create the MSI from scratch
rather than using VS.
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Philip Martin
Feb 7, 2003, 9:33:10 AM2/7/03
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Orca is a tool to use when you realize that the installers VS don't work.
For instance, there is no way to set the order for Custom Actions As far as
I can tell there is no way to script it. I have a project where I've had to
change the order that VS sets the Install steps so that it correctly
uninstalls an older version, but of course because Orca cannot be scripted,
I have to remember to do it each time I build the installer.
For instance, there is no way to set the order for Custom Actions As far as
I can tell there is no way to script it. I have a project where I've had to
change the order that VS sets the Install steps so that it correctly
uninstalls an older version, but of course because Orca cannot be scripted,
I have to remember to do it each time I build the installer.
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Scott Cadillac
Feb 7, 2003, 9:44:33 AM2/7/03
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Thank you Jeff and Philip. Cheers....
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Scott Cadillac
Ron Weldy
Feb 7, 2003, 8:39:03 PM2/7/03
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Although Orca cannot be scripted, I have found that you can write WSH
scripts to manipulate your MSI database. You even can have the script
execute the VSI build first. There are some examples in the SDK docs, and
you can get the command line parameters for DEVENV.exe using the /? flag if
you are interested. I found it to be useful in automating my build process.
scripts to manipulate your MSI database. You even can have the script
execute the VSI build first. There are some examples in the SDK docs, and
you can get the command line parameters for DEVENV.exe using the /? flag if
you are interested. I found it to be useful in automating my build process.
Ron Weldy
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